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U-Turn
'You have been wandering around ... long enough; turn.' Deuteronomy 2:3
Satnavs are great. What did drivers do before they were invented? Drive around for hours, entering stress city, in the hope that they'd somehow stumble across their destination? Thanks to the invention of our friendly TomTom and other such satellite navigation systems, drivers can now relax while their route is plotted for them and a friendly voice calmly speaks each direction: 'In 0.7 miles, turn right'.
If you've ever had the unfortunate pleasure of being in a satnav-less car, you won't need convincing how helpful they are. What's especially fantastic about this genius technology is that even if the driver goes off-route, the satnav just recalculates and gets them back on track. If only life were that simple. If only we had someone calculating the best way for our lives, to avoid us going round in circles and getting nowhere. If only we had someone to quickly get us back on track when we shoot off in the wrong direction.
Actually we don't have to say 'if only'. Jesus said, 'I am the way and the truth and the life' (John 14:6). Jesus is like our personal satnav; showing us the right way to go - directing, guiding, telling us the truth about how to live right so we avoid painful mistakes, providing everything we need for our life. Our worries can be over. If you've been travelling without Jesus, do a U-Turn, 'You have been wandering around ... long enough; turn'.
written by Bob Gass
'You have been wandering around ... long enough; turn.' Deuteronomy 2:3
Satnavs are great. What did drivers do before they were invented? Drive around for hours, entering stress city, in the hope that they'd somehow stumble across their destination? Thanks to the invention of our friendly TomTom and other such satellite navigation systems, drivers can now relax while their route is plotted for them and a friendly voice calmly speaks each direction: 'In 0.7 miles, turn right'.
If you've ever had the unfortunate pleasure of being in a satnav-less car, you won't need convincing how helpful they are. What's especially fantastic about this genius technology is that even if the driver goes off-route, the satnav just recalculates and gets them back on track. If only life were that simple. If only we had someone calculating the best way for our lives, to avoid us going round in circles and getting nowhere. If only we had someone to quickly get us back on track when we shoot off in the wrong direction.
Actually we don't have to say 'if only'. Jesus said, 'I am the way and the truth and the life' (John 14:6). Jesus is like our personal satnav; showing us the right way to go - directing, guiding, telling us the truth about how to live right so we avoid painful mistakes, providing everything we need for our life. Our worries can be over. If you've been travelling without Jesus, do a U-Turn, 'You have been wandering around ... long enough; turn'.
written by Bob Gass
